#BC5138 color

  • HEX#BC5138
  • RGBrgb(188, 81, 56)
  • HSLhsl(11, 54%, 48%)
  • CMYK0, 57, 70, 26

About #BC5138

#BC5138 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC5138. In RGB it is red 188, green 81, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 11°, saturation 54%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 57%, 70%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.80:1 on white and 4.37:1 on black.

#BC5138 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 51, 38
CMYK0.00%, 56.91%, 70.21%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 81, 56
HSL11°, 54%, 48%
RGB Octal274, 121, 70
HSV (HSB)11.36°, 70.21%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1010001, 111000
CIE-L*AB48.09, 41.53, 35.63
RGB Percent73.73%, 31.76%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH48.09, 54.72, 40.63
XYZ24.40, 16.86, 5.71
CIE-L*UV48.09, 83.50, 29.42
xyY0.52, 0.36, 16.86
Hunter-Lab41.06, 34.19, 20.50
RYB73.73%, 34.06%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC5138 on a dark background: contrast 4.37:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC5138 on a light background: contrast 4.80:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC5138 · #D78B79 · #763223 · #38A4BC · #79C6D7

Analogous palette

#BC38A4 · #BC3862 · #BC5138 · #BC9338 · #A4BC38

Triadic palette

#BC5138 · #38BC51 · #5138BC · #D78B79 · #79D78B

Tetradic palette

#BC5138 · #62BC38 · #38A4BC · #9338BC · #763223

Monochromatic palette

#471E15 · #823727 · #BC5138 · #D4806E · #E5B4A9

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